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Reply to Gov't helps you help yourself in Democrat JoeUser Forums

This includes, minting money, having a debt, having a house like the US senate in their legislature, etc.

Reply to WMD stockpiles in Iraq were never the core issue in Politics JoeUser Forums

absolutely Brad, and in a bit of bitterness, though not towards you, I refer everyone to my ongoing argument with a zealot from the right in Perdiction: Kerry wins big in New Hampshire.

Reply to Prediction: Kerry wins big in New Hampshire in Politics JoeUser Forums

Link And while it's true Jane Fonda did plenty of bad during the 1970s, the above is a link which at least clears her of some of those things. In the interest of fairness, here's a Link with the original copy of the open lette

Reply to Prediction: Kerry wins big in New Hampshire in Politics JoeUser Forums

So, in other words, it's how much propaganda you can dig out of your hick rightwing newsletter, and not actually reading historical documents? Or even the things written on this site? I had three uncles fight in Vietnam, six of my colleagues fought in Vietnam, all of them say it was a bad idea, and unwinable. So, tell m

Reply to Israel continues with its one sided war in Politics JoeUser Forums

Do you know that the only country in the Middle-East where the Christian population is increasing is Israel? So?

Reply to The Two Jordans in Republican JoeUser Forums

The fact is, Jews have lived happily in Israel even in the worst times of Islamic control, and Arabs have done the same when Israel was in control. Well, there was the "convert, die, or pay a really high tax" phase that wasn't so great for the non-muslims... <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" ali

Reply to WMD stockpiles in Iraq were never the core issue in Politics JoeUser Forums

I agree, the hysterics of some on the left here make me glad that the adults are in charge of government and not them and their ilk. Ouch! Goodness Brad, I'm a lefty but I thought my arguement at least deserved some respect... Besides, some of us lefties agree that war was necessary. Cheers</

Reply to Prediction: Kerry wins big in New Hampshire in Politics JoeUser Forums

Here's a good one to start with: Stanley Karnow's Vietnam a history

Reply to Look What Happened to the Little Guy in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Actually I think you can blame Dean's ineptness at rational thought as undoing him.... Go Kerry Cheers

Reply to Gov't helps you help yourself in Democrat JoeUser Forums

You are aboslutely right. Read the end of my post: The civil war, which was partially about slavery, was also about the United States deciding it was one nation, with, to use the modern numbers, 50 states, instead of fifty states, that just happened to come together when convenient. So, while

Reply to The US is now in the hands of a group of extremists in International JoeUser Forums

::shrugs:: Alright, we'll agree to disagree, I'm one of the 30ish% of the people who would vote for Kerry and not against Bush. Cheers

Reply to Creating a society of dependents in Politics JoeUser Forums

You have a problem with people making less than what the US defines as below the amount necessary to have the basic needs of the individual met paying no taxes? That sounds a little harsh. And most people on welfare don't vote. Though I do agree, when they vote, they vote democrat. You say that as if it were a bad thing. Perhaps I should start a bl

Reply to WMD stockpiles in Iraq were never the core issue in Politics JoeUser Forums

Spanish American War Mexican American War Examples where the US acted proactively

Reply to Gov't helps you help yourself in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Oh, and by the way, I agree that giving money to the needy isn't part of the constitution. However, there are a lot of things not in the constitution, which we, in our modern era, want so dearly. For instance, the right to privacy, the right for electronic media or video media to be copywrited, something I'm sure Brad can appreciate. Those are just a few Cheers again

Reply to Gov't helps you help yourself in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Ahh, but the states don't have the money either. Nor do they really want to take care of it. Besides, as you sort of pointed out before, and as I will elucidate, the percentage of the money put towards roads, schools, not social projects in general, but healthcare, mental health, etc., by the federal government is actually much smaller than that put forward by the states. The easiest way to find this is by taking the federal budget put aside for sch

Reply to Gov't helps you help yourself in Democrat JoeUser Forums

jeb - the contitution mandates that the government will aid in interstate trade. Which, sadly, has been morphed into meaning a ton of things. Equating highways to giving money to individuals is a huge stretch though. Unfortunately the United States settled the issue of States Rights 139 years ago. It m

Reply to WMD stockpiles in Iraq were never the core issue in Politics JoeUser Forums

While I agree throughout this blog about people saying Saddam was a monster, yadayadayada, and I agree, there were reasons beyond WMD to go to war. The problem Bush is facing is that he stated many times that WMDs were the core reason for going to war . So, having said that, I don't give a rat's turd who started the war, and I agree completely with the need to remove Saddam, I do however, feel, and justly so, that Bush either lied, or was lied

Reply to Gov't helps you help yourself in Democrat JoeUser Forums

It has been awhile since you read the constitution, however, you are right that it doesn't say anything about caring for the needy. It also doesn't say anything about maintaining a national highway system, it does provide for a national post, which is now in the hands of a governmental corporation and not the US government. Oh, and if the US is too big for it's own government to be responsible for it, then it wouldn't exist, would it?

Reply to The US is now in the hands of a group of extremists in International JoeUser Forums

I still agree with you Brad, but the war on Iraq, if your post #24 is correct, is not therefore part of the war on terror. Cheers

Reply to Gov't helps you help yourself in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Whoa there cowboy, I agree a strong national defense is very important, but since the United States spends more on defense than any other nation, I think we spend enough on defense. Als, the "primary" job of the federal government is spelled out in the constitution. Cheers

Reply to Election 2004 early prediction in Politics JoeUser Forums

i don't think PA will turn either. it's been fairly solid as a blue state. if the map stays the same as brad has but for PA and the dems pick up one or two tiny states or another big midwest one it'll be game over. Of course if the map is accurate with the sole exception of PA, the electoral college wil

Reply to The US is now in the hands of a group of extremists in International JoeUser Forums

Well at least it's not in the hands of left wing extremists. Then we'd be in real trouble Extremism, on either end, is bad. The US was attacked. But not by a nation but a

Reply to Enslavement? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Well, while I agree with your points here Steven, I'm afraid you've just brought out the moderate to liberal bunch. C'mon Brad or somebody, say it's nice. Cheers

Reply to Israel continues with its one sided war in Politics JoeUser Forums

Zerg, please feel free to educate us as to which wars Israel started. The only war that I'm aware of was the 1967 preemptive war which Israel "started" because it was about to be attacked. Well, of course there was the massacre of the Israelis by the Romans in the time of the Maccabees. If they'd onl

Reply to Election 2004 early prediction in Politics JoeUser Forums

Of course if Kerry chooses Clark that will give him a good deal of pull with Veterans, which could throw Arizona into the uncertain sector. As well, possibly Arkansas. And though I mostly agree with you that Edwards would be a bad idea as running mate, if he were chosen, it could throw North Carolina and South Carolina into the uncertain category. There are a good many dynamics which could alter your possibly accurate map. Th